Muhlenberg College
April 10 – June 4, 2017
From April 10 to June 4, 2017, Martin Art Gallery, Muhlenberg College kindly hosted a two-month exhibit of Myanmar paintings.
Altered State: Painting Myanmar in a Time of Transition
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County
January 30 – March 26, 2017
From January 30 to March 26, 2017 the Library Gallery at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County kindly hosted a two-month exhibit of Myanmar paintings. On February 1, to launch the show, Professor Christina Fink (George Washington University) gave a lecture entitled “Myanmar: Perspectives on a Society in Transition”.
Altered States: Painting Myanmar in a Time of Transition
Guilford College
November 9 – December 9, 2016
From November 9 to December 9, 2016, Guilford College Art Gallery kindly hosted a one-month exhibit of Myanmar paintings.
Selections from the Thukhuma Collection: Paintings Produced in Myanmar within the Past Decade
Northern Illinois University
August 23 – November 18, 2016
From August 23 to November 18, NIU Museum Rotunda Gallery hosted the exhibit “From Tradition to Modernity: Art from Myanmar as Viewed by Contemporary Burmese Artists”. In parallel from September 1 to October 27, NIU’s Olson Gallery hosted the exhibit “Painting Myanmar Today: A Selection from the Thukhuma Collection”. These exhibitions were offered in conjunction with the International Burma Studies Conference at NIU, October 6-9, 2016, and were part of “Kaleidoscope of Burmese Art”, celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Center for Burma Studies.
Altered States: Painting Myanmar in a Time of Transition
Duke University
August 22 – October 28, 2016
From August 22 to October 28, 2016, the John Hope Franklin Center for Interdisciplinary and International Studies at Duke University kindly hosted a two-month exhibit of Myanmar paintings. On October 26, to mark the end of the show, Professor Catherine Raymond (Northern Illinois University) gave a lecture entitled “From Isolation to Open-Access: Painting Myanmar in the 21st Century”.
Painting Everyday Life in Myanmar
The University of Hong Kong
June 13 – September 9, 2016
The exhibit of 15 paintings, displayed in the entrance lobby of the Main Library, was structured around three core themes: Buddhism in Myanmar; Min Zaw’s Ordinary People; Another Day in Myanmar.
Thukhuma: Painting Myanmar in a Time of Transition
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
April 4 – July 29, 2016
From April 4 to July 29, 2016, the FedEx Global Education Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill kindly hosted a four-month exhibit of Myanmar paintings.
Altered State: Painting Myanmar in a Time of Transition
Yale University
February 24-29, 2016
On February 24, 2016, the Council on Southeast Asian Studies and the Alliance for Southeast Asian Students at Yale University kindly launched a one-week exhibit of Myanmar paintings.
Altered State: Painting Myanmar in a Time of Transition
Harvard University
February 4-22, 2016
On February 4, 2016, Harvard University Asia Center and the South Asia Initiative sponsored the launch of an exhibit designed subsequently to tour many US campuses. This contributed to the core aim of the Thukhuma Collection of using paintings to explore art, culture, education and politics in Myanmar.
The Thukhuma Collection @ SOSS
Singapore Management University
September 3, 2015
On September 3, 2015, the School of Social Sciences at Singapore Management University launched a five-year residency of 50 contemporary Myanmar paintings by 32 artists. All are drawn from the Thukhuma Collection. The exhibit was curated by Joanna Lee.